Hillary Clinton to Barack Obama: No ‘attack’ intended  —  Hillary Clinton called President Barack Obama on Tuesday to “make sure he knows that nothing she said was an attempt to attack him” when she recently discussed her views on foreign policy in an interview with The Atlantic, according to a statement from a Clinton spokesman.

Shepard Smith Clarifies and Apologizes for Robin Williams ‘Coward’ Remark  —  Last night, Fox News devoted some time to covering Robin Williams' apparent suicide, focusing on the comedian's family life — and, in the middle of it, Shepard Smith described his death as “cowardly”:

Eyewitness to Michael Brown shooting recounts his friend's death  —  FERGUSON, Missouri — The last moments of Michael Brown's life were filled with shock, fear and terror, says a witness who stood just feet away as a police officer shot and killed the unarmed teen.

Watch: Crazed Racist In Ferguson Spews White Rage At Protesters (Updated)  —  Yes, there are racists in Ferguson.  —  This video is NSFW for a number of reasons, not the least of which is the language.  —  YouTube user “Brandon” uploaded it with the following comment:

Over 4,000 BuzzFeed Posts Have Completely Disappeared  —  You may have heard that BuzzFeed recently landed $50 million in venture capital, with which it hopes to transcend its long-time status as a “content laboratory” for shareable listicles, strange quizzes and LOL-worthy videos.

Times Reporter Is Injured in Iraq Helicopter Crash  —  ERBIL, Iraq — A helicopter carrying aid from Iraq's Kurdish autonomous government to stranded Yazidi refugees in the Sinjar mountains of northern Iraq crashed on Tuesday, killing the pilot and injuring other passengers …

Was an Accusation of Plagiarism Really a Political Attack?  —  There aren't too many worse things you can suggest about an author than that his or her work is plagiarized.  It's the book-world equivalent of spreading the word that a financial adviser has cooked the books or that the parish priest has designs on the altar boys.

Gun stores see sales spike in wake of Ferguson riots  —  For the past two days, Steve King has been “unbelievably busy” at his gun store, Metro Shooting at 11434 St. Charles Rock Road.  King said business spiked 50 percent as local residents respond to the violent events taking place in Ferguson.

Hey, Eric Holder: Voter ID Isn't Stuck in 1965  —  The AG and his allies have claimed that voter ID laws suppress black votes.  But finally, a North Carolina judge speaks the truth.  —  The middle of August is supposed to usher in the dog days of summer.  But not this year …

McDaniel lists own lawyer as irregular vote  —  As Chris McDaniel's team continues to scour voting records to add to an expected legal challenge of his loss to Thad Cochran, it has listed McDaniel's lead lawyer in the challenge, and his wife, as irregular votes that should be tossed out.

Lauren Bacall Dead — Dies at 89  —  DEAD AT 89  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Lauren Bacall — one of the leading ladies of the Golden Age of Hollywood — is dead ... TMZ has learned.  —  A family member tells us Bacall had a massive stroke Tuesday morning at her home.

German Artists Say They Put White Flags on Brooklyn Bridge  —  Mystery solved?  I got a call this week from a pair of artists in Berlin who say they were the ones who pulled off the stunt of the summer, hoisting two big all-white American flags atop the Brooklyn Bridge last month, swapping them for the usual Stars and Stripes.

David Gregory's flight to nowhere  —  David Gregory wasn't supposed to host “Meet The Press” on Sunday.  He was on a planned vacation in Nantucket, where, the night before, he had hosted a special presentation of the Boston Pops, sponsored by Coastal Living and Real Simple.